All Nonfiction
- Bullying
 - Books
 - Academic
 - Author Interviews
 - Celebrity interviews
 - College Articles
 - College Essays
 - Educator of the Year
 - Heroes
 - Interviews
 - Memoir
 - Personal Experience
 - Sports
 - Travel & Culture
 All Opinions
- Bullying
 - Current Events / Politics
 - Discrimination
 - Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
 - Entertainment / Celebrities
 - Environment
 - Love / Relationships
 - Movies / Music / TV
 - Pop Culture / Trends
 - School / College
 - Social Issues / Civics
 - Spirituality / Religion
 - Sports / Hobbies
 All Hot Topics
- Bullying
 - Community Service
 - Environment
 - Health
 - Letters to the Editor
 - Pride & Prejudice
 - What Matters
 - Back
 
Summer Guide
- Program Links
 - Program Reviews
 - Back
 
College Guide
- College Links
 - College Reviews
 - College Essays
 - College Articles
 - Back
 
Defining Silence in 10 Minutes
Silence: Something found when you
 put away your ipod
 stop thinking and talking
 get away from chatterboxes
 hear everything that remains.
 
 Silence: Something hidden
 something I grasp at with my fingers, but always
 fall short of grabbing.
 
 Silence: Something that gives you permission to do anything.
 
 Silence: A monster that will attack and crush you if you don't prepare for it.
 It can be frustrating.
 sad.
 something to make you 
 angry.
 something to hold back your sobbing.
 
 Silence: Something that has a touch of timelessness weaved
 inside of it.
 Something that rises and falls like a tragedy.
 
 Silence: A responsibility.
 Something you are praised for keeping, and scolded for breaking.
 
 Silence: Something you always seem to remember.
 
 Silence: Something that can only be analyzed in the context of
 noise.

Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.